- December 30th, 2009
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Oahu (pronounced /oʊˈɑːhuː/ in English) or Oʻahu (pronounced /oˈʔɐhu/ in Hawaiian), known as "The Gathering Place", is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous of the islan…
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- December 20th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapChâteau Lafite Rothschild is a wine estate in France, owned by members of the Rothschild banking family of France since the 19th century. The name Lafite comes fr…
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- December 11th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapLong Street is a major street located in the City Bowl section of Cape Town, South Africa. It is famous as a bohemian hang out, as the street is lined by many book…
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- December 10th, 2009
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View the large view of Interesting MapsAmalienborg Palace (Danish: Amalienborg, pronounced [aˈmaːˀliə̯nbɔːˀʀ]) is the winter home of the Danish royal family, and is located in Copenhagen, Den…
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- December 1st, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMont Blanc or Monte Bianco (French and Italian, respectively, meaning white mountain) is the highest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe.[1] It rises 4,810…
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- November 24th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMyrtle Beach is a coastal resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It is the de facto hub of both the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area and the Gra…
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- November 11th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMammoth Mountain is a lava dome complex west of the town of Mammoth Lakes, California in the Inyo National Forest of Mono County.[3] It is home to a large ski area…
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- November 3rd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapMarienplatz (en: Mary's Square, i.e. St. Mary, Our Lady's Square) is a central square in the city center of Munich, Germany since 1158.In the Middle Ages markets a…
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- October 29th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Berlin Wall (German: Berliner Mauer) was erected by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) (East Germany) completely encircling West Berlin, separating it from E…
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- October 28th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapKaruizawa (軽井沢町, Karuizawa-machi?) is a town located in Kitasaku District, Nagano, Japan.As of January 1, 2008, the town has an estimated population of 17,…
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- October 24th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapBohol Island is the main island of Bohol Province in the Visayas. It lies southeast from Cebu Island across Cebu Strait (in some references called Bohol Strait) an…
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- October 23rd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapRothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken (Middle Franconia), the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany, well known for its wel…
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- October 19th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Bamberg Cathedral (German: Bamberger Dom, official name Bamberger Dom St. Peter und St. Georg) is one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany and…
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- October 12th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapSchloss Cecilienhof is a palace in the northern part of the Neuer Garten park in Potsdam, close to the Jungfernsee lake. Since 1990 it is part of the Palaces and P…
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- October 8th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapTübingen, a traditional university town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, is situated 30 km (19 miles) southwest of Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Amm…
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- October 1st, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapSanssouci is the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam, near Berlin. It is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapRovos Rail is a private railway company operating out of Capital Park Station in Pretoria, South Africa.Rovos Rail runs cruise trains to a regular schedule on vari…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Dresdner Frauenkirche ("Church of Our Lady") is a Lutheran church in Dresden, Germany.The Dresden Frauenkirche survived the firebombing of Dresden during World…
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- September 24th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Semperoper is the opera house of the Saxon State Opera Dresden (German: Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden) and the concert hall of the Sächsische Staatskapelle D…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Zwinger Palace (Der Dresdner Zwinger) in Dresden is a major baroque German landmark.The location was formerly part of the Dresden fortress of which the outer w…
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The Black Card is unlike any other card and provides Cardmembers with these exclusive privileges: Limited Membership 24-Hour Concierge Service Exclusive Rewards Program Luxury Gifts Pat…
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- September 23rd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe San Diego Museum of Man is a museum of anthropology located in Balboa Park, San Diego, California. The museum's collections and permanent exhibits focus on the…
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- September 20th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapIsla de Janitzio is the main island of Lake Patzcuaro in the state of Michoacán, Mexico.The town of Janitzio, which means "where it rains", is located atop the hi…
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- September 17th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapWhitby Abbey is a ruined Benedictine abbey sited on the East Cliff, 199 steps above Whitby harbour in North Yorkshire on the north-east coast of England.It was fou…
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- September 16th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapGriffith Observatory is located in Los Angeles, California, United States. Sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in L.A.'s Griffith Park, it command…
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- September 10th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapGlacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada. It protects a portio…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapGlacier National Park is located in the U.S. state of Montana, bordering the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia to the North and the Blackfeet Indi…
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- September 5th, 2009
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Detian - Banyue Falls (Chinese: 德天瀑布 & 板約瀑布) or Ban Gioc Falls (Vietnamese: thác Bản Giốc),[Note 1] are 2 waterfalls on the Quy Xuan River straddling the Sino-Vietnamese borde…
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- September 4th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (Russian: Храм Христа Спасителя) or Hram hrista spasitelya is a Church in Moscow, Russia, on the bank of the…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (Russian: Музей изобразительных искусств им. А.С. Пушкина) is the largest museum of European…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapYueyaquan (Chinese: 月牙泉; pinyin: Yuèyá Quán) is a crescent-shaped lake in the oasis, 5 km southwest of the city Dunhuang of Gansu province, China. It was…
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- September 3rd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe USS Arizona Memorial, located at Pearl Harbor in the City and County of Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, marks the resting place of 1,102 of the 1,177 sailors killed on the…
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Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater located approximately 43 miles (69 km) east of Flagstaff, near Winslow in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. Because the US Department of the…
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- September 2nd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapCrater Lake is a caldera lake located in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and famous for its deep blue color and water…
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- September 1st, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapAuschwitz-Birkenau was the largest of Nazi Germany's concentration camps and extermination camps, operational during World War II.The camp took its German name fro…
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- August 29th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe National Gallery of Scotland, in Edinburgh, is the national art gallery of Scotland. An elaborate neoclassical edifice, it stands on The Mound, between the two…
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- August 26th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapView Larger MapThe Rhine Falls (Rheinfall in German) are the largest plain waterfalls in Europe.[1]The falls are located on the High Rhine between the municipaliti…
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- August 21st, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapOlavinlinna (Swedish: Olofsborg; literally St. Olaf's Castle, see Olaf II of Norway) is a 15th century three-tower castle located in Savonlinna, Finland. It is the…
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- August 20th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Kultaranta (Swedish Gullranda; "Golden beach") is the summer residence of the President of Finland. It is located in the district of Kultaranta on the island o…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapSeurasaari (Swedish Fölisön) is an island and a district in Helsinki, Finland, known mostly as the location of the Seurasaari Open-Air Museum, which consists of…
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- August 15th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Musée d'Orsay is a museum in Paris, France, on the left bank of the Seine, housed in the former railway station, the Gare d'Orsay, an impressive Beaux-Arts ed…
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- August 14th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapKiyomizu-dera (清水寺?), full name Otowa-san Kiyomizu-dera (音羽山清水寺?) is an independent Buddhist temple in eastern Kyoto. The temple is part of the H…
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- August 13th, 2009
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Hirosaki Castle (弘前城, Hirosaki-jō) is a 17th century Japanese castle located in Hirosaki city, Aomori prefecture, Japan. It was constructed in 1611 by the local Tsugaru clan. A three-storied ca…
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- August 12th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapJena (German pronunciation: [ˈjeːna]) is a university city in central Germany on the river Saale. With a population of 103,000 it is the second largest city in t…
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- August 9th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapSão Paulo ([sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] is the largest city in Brazil, and is the world's 7th largest metropolitan area.[2][3] The city is the capital of the state of São P…
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- August 8th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapClevedon Pier is a seaside pier in the town of Clevedon, on the English side of the mouth of the River Severn and the Bristol Channel. It is situated next to the R…
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Perito Moreno Glacier is a glacier located in the Los Glaciares National Park in the south west of Santa Cruz province, Argentina. It is one of the most import…
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- August 6th, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapLichfield Cathedral is situated in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. It is the only medieval English cathedral with three spires. The Diocese of Lichfield covers…
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- August 3rd, 2009
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View Interesting Maps in a larger mapThe Uffington White Horse is a highly stylised prehistoric hill figure, 374 feet (110 m) long, formed from deep trenches filled with crushed white chalk. The figur…
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